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Friday 12/3/10. Warm-up: Was th e election of Louis-Napoleon a victory for the radicals? Explain your opinion. -Monday 12/6: Quiz on Nationalism NOTES!!! So pay attention ! Notes will be posted online!. What did the Russians do?.
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Friday 12/3/10 Warm-up: Was the election of Louis-Napoleon a victory for the radicals? Explain your opinion. -Monday 12/6: Quiz on Nationalism NOTES!!! So pay attention! Notes will be posted online!
What did the Russians do? • In1853, to go to war…Czar Nicholas I wanted to expand empire…threatens Ottoman Turk Empire-Crimean War • Lack of industry….causes LOSS! • Nicholas’ son…Alexander II…moves Russia out of old age and modernizes
Alexander’s Reforms • 1861 free serfs …but…still tied to land that was split up and “given” (49 yrs. To pay debt) to peasant communities • Alexander II ASSASSINATED! 1881 • Alexander III • Nationalistic competition led drive for industrialization
AUSTRIA • Empire made of- • Slovenes, Hungarians, Germans, Czechs, Slovaks, Croats, Serbs, Poles and Italians • 1866-Prussia defeats Austria in Austro-Prussian War • Prussian win control of newly formed North German Confederation (union of Prussia & 21 smaller German political units)! • Hungarians push- Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria splits empire in two-Austro-Hungary Empire…hangs out until AFTER WWI
Back to RUSSIA!!! • Made of many ethnic groups-Jews, Latvians, Poles & Romanians to name a few • Romanov MUST keep Control!!! • New policy…Russification-forced Russian culture on ALL peeps! • After WWI…Russian czar gives up power 1917.
What about those Ottomans? • Controlled-Greeks, Arabs, Bulgarians… • 1856-Brits and French pushed for equality in Otts’ Empire • Conservative Turks angered…killed some deported Armenians (1894-1896) • Broke up after WWI too!
Italy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Italy forms from crumbs! 1815-1848 • Piedmont-Sardinia: largest, liberal constitutional state • 1852- Sardinia King, Victor Emmanuel II • Count Camillodi CAVOUR-Prime Minister
CAVOUR • Skilled diplomat, used alliance • Wanted to expand P-S power • Roadblock was AUSTRIA! • 1858-Nap. III helped Cavour win provoked! War w/ Austria-gained North Italy….except Venetia
Garibaldi Unites! • Leader of Southern Nationalist rebels-Red Shirts!!! • 1860-captured Sicily • Allowed all of Italy to unite under Emmanuel • 1866-Venetia joins Italy • 1870-Papal states joined Italy-Pope still owned Vatican City-Rome became capital
Germany Unites!!! • 1815-Autrian Empire dominates the confederation • Prussia-ready to UNIFY all German states • Advantages- • mainly German population • nationalism unified it • most powerful army in central Europe • Has liberal constitution
Otto Von Bismarck!!! • 1861-Wilhelm I wanted $ from bigger army…liberals refused…Wilhelm didn’t like not having authority…so picks a JUNKER (Prussian conservatives, wealthy land-owners) • 1862-Otto Von Bismarck is made Prime Minister • O.V.B.-a Realpolitik: tough power politics…no room for idealism
Otto Von Bismarck • Rule without parliament’s approval…king okayed it • VIOLATED the constitution! • Told Prussian Parliament… “ It is not by means of speeches and majority resolutions that the great issues of the day will be decided- that was the great mistake of 1848-1849- but by blood and iron.”